Lonescapade: Discovering Atlanta’s Northside Trail

I moved to a new apartment in Atlanta a few weeks ago, near the Collier Hills neighborhood. For me, moving means exploring and making a new community my own. The Northside Trail, part of the Atlanta BeltLine, is about half a mile from my new digs and it has become part of my walks and runs. The trail itself is about a mile long. I’ve been enjoying it, so scenic that I forget I’m in the middle of the city. Also, it tends to be less crowded than the BeltLine’s popular Eastside Trail.

I access the trails from Tanyard Creek Park, a historic park that was part of the Battle of Peachtree Creek during the Civil War.

The Northside Trail runs along Tanyard Creek. There are a number of little parks, fields, and playgrounds along the way. You’ll find a lot of dogs and kids. There’s also a “wildlife habitat”, which, from what I could tell, seemed to be for birds and squirrels .

Every posting I’ve found on the Northside Trail includes a picture of this tunnel pass under the railway. I figured I would too.

The trail has a number of bridges over the creek and it is canopied with many trees. There is also an extension trial- Northside Spur Trail, which wraps around the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center.

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Elizabeth

Hello, Neptunians!

I’m Elizabeth, captain of this starship and a nerd for science-fiction and classic literature, a nostalgia-head and an explorer with a love for solitude and freedom. I write and stand behind a camera for a living. At present, I’m learning to live deliberately.